Video: '75th Remembrance - The Four Chaplains & The Sinking of the USAT Dorchester'
(Wednesday, February 3, 1943, 12:55 a.m. West Greenland Time; during World War II) — The U.S. troop transport Dorchester, with 904 men on board, was torpedoed today 150 miles off of the coast of Greenland by the German submarine U-233. Continue reading ‘Four Chaplains’ among 674 Americans killed when transport ship torpedoed by Germans off Greenland 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1943)
(Saturday, February 2, 1963) — “Let Me Go the Right Way” by The Supremes peaked at #90 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Let Me Go the Right Way’ by The Supremes peaks at #90 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 2 1963)
Video: 'We Built This City: New York, The City That Never Sleeps - New York, USA History Documentary'
(Wednesday, February 2, 1653) — New York, often called New York City or NYC, the most populous city in the United States with a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles, was incorporated today as New Amsterdam. Continue reading New Amsterdam — now New York City — is incorporated 370 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 2 1653)
Video: '180 - Guadalcanal, A New Offensive - WW2 - February 5, 1943' (Feb. 2, 1943 at 5:15)
(Tuesday, February 2, 1943, 9:20 a.m. STAT; during the Battle of Stalingrad on the Eastern Front of World War II) — The remainder of Nazi forces from the Battle of Stalingrad — what is now known as the city of Volgograd, Russia — surrendered this morning in a major victory for the Soviets in World War II. Continue reading Remainder of Nazi forces from Battle of Stalingrad surrender in major victory for Soviets in World War II 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 2 1943)
